{"product_id":"2940013911345","title":"Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo","description":"Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang, author of “One of Clive’s Heroes,” “Kobo,” “Brown of Moukden,” “Tom Burnaby,” etc., etc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eCH 1. The Coming of the White Man\u003cbr\u003eCH 2. “Rubber is Death”\u003cbr\u003eCH 3. Monsieur Elbel\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: The finding of Samba\u003cbr\u003eCH 4. Night Alarms\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: A midnight encounter\u003cbr\u003eCH 5. The Order of Merit\u003cbr\u003eCH 6. Samba is Missing\u003cbr\u003eCH 7. Blood Brothers\u003cbr\u003eCH 8. Jack in Command\u003cbr\u003eCH 9. Samba Meets the Little Men\u003cbr\u003eCH 10. Trip with a Crocodile\u003cbr\u003eCH 11. Bula Matadi comes to Ilola\u003cbr\u003eCH 12. Samba Comes Back\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Jack turns the tables\u003cbr\u003eCH 13. “Honour thy Father and thy Mother”\u003cbr\u003eCH 14. Lokolobolo’s First Fight\u003cbr\u003eCH 15. A Revolt at Ilola\u003cbr\u003eCH 16. The House by the Water\u003cbr\u003eCH 17. A Buffalo Hunt\u003cbr\u003eCH 18. Elbel’s Barrels\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Ilombekabasi and Surrounding Country, showing Elbel’s First Camp in Foreground\u003cbr\u003eCH 19. Breaking the Blockade\u003cbr\u003eCH 20. David and Goliath\u003cbr\u003eCH 21. A Dash and All Together\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Jack rushes Elbel’s camp\u003cbr\u003eCH 22. A Message and a Meeting\u003cbr\u003eCH 23. Elbel Squares Accounts\u003cbr\u003eCH 24. A Solemn Charge\u003cbr\u003eCH 25. A Break for Liberty\u003cbr\u003eCH 26. Turning the Tables\u003cbr\u003eCH 27. The Return of Lokolobolo\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Ilombekabasi and Surrounding Country, showing the Diverted Stream and Elbel’s Third Camp\u003cbr\u003eCH 28. The Chicotte\u003cbr\u003eCH 29. Reaping the Whirlwind\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Samba rescued from the burning hut\u003cbr\u003eCH 30. Sinews of War\u003cbr\u003eCH 31. Summons and Surrender\u003cbr\u003eCH 32. The Dawn of Freedom\u003cbr\u003eCH 33. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly a generation has passed since King Leopold was entrusted by the great Powers with the sovereignty of the Congo Free State. The conscience of Christendom had been shocked by the stories, brought back by Stanley and other travellers, of Arab slave raids on the Upper Congo; King Leopold, coming forward with the strongest assurances of philanthropic motive, was welcomed as the champion of the negro, who should bring peace and the highest blessings of civilization to the vast territory thus placed under his sway. For many succeeding years it was supposed that this work of deliverance, of regeneration, was being prosecuted with all diligence; the power of the slave traders was broken, towns were built, roads made, railways opened--none of the outward signs of material progress were wanting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut of late the civilized world has been horrified to find that this imposing structure has been cemented with the life blood of the Congo races; that the material improvements to which the administrators of Congoland can point, have been purchased by an appalling amount of suffering inflicted upon the hapless negroes. The collection of rubber, on which the whole fabric of Congo finance rests, involves a disregard of liberty, an indifference to suffering, a destruction of human life, almost inconceivable. Those who best know the country estimate that the population is annually reduced, under King Leopold’s rule, by at least a hundred thousand. No great war, no famine, no pestilence in the world’s history has been so merciless a scourge as civilization in Congoland.\u003cbr\u003eYet owing to mutual jealousies, the Powers are slow to take action, and while they hesitate to intervene, the population of this great region, nearly as large as Europe, is fast disappearing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been my aim in this book to show, within necessary limitations, what the effect of the white man’s rule has been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf any reader should be tempted to imagine that the picture here drawn is overcoloured, I would commend him to the publications issued by Mr. E. D. Morel and his co-workers of the Congo Reform Association, with every confidence that the cause of the Congo native will thereby gain a new adherent.\u003cbr\u003eI must express my very great thanks to the Rev. J. H. Harris and Mrs. Harris, who have spent several years on the Upper Congo, for their kindness in reading the manuscript and revising the proofs of this book, and for many most helpful suggestions and criticisms.","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079807844592,"sku":"2940013911345","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013911345_p0.jpg?v=1763597046","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013911345","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}